Azadi
The killing of a woman whose clothing was labelled immoral ignited country wide uprising in Iran. As a result of this, government forces lashed against the rebels, there have been mass arrests and incarcerations and they have also took down the Internet. Powerful international figures started to support the "women, life, freedom" movement, women cut pieces of their hair to protest any outside control of women's appearances and expressed their stand against any system that's putting women under pressure because of their own personal choices. Many people had their say about the topic and rightfully so. The only group that seems to be missing the point is the one that I seem to belong to - the practicing, hijab wearing Muslims. It seems like we have fallen into the trap we blame others for falling into - the trap of outside appearances. Hijabis throughout the Western world have been loud and vocal about general misunderstandings regarding their outfit. "